Snowden Is Offered Asylum by Venezuela

Maduro Says Country Would Provide 'Humanitarian Asylum' to NSA Leaker

By

Kejal Vyas in Caracas and

José de Córdoba in Mexico City

Updated July 6, 2013 7:08 p.m. ET

Venezuela is offering "humanitarian asylum" to U.S. National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden, President Nicolás Maduro said Friday, suggesting his country could offer the leaker a way out of his apparent limbo in a Moscow airport but provided no details as to how it could happen.

Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega also said his country would consider such a request by Mr. Snowden.